Program vs. Storage Memory?

[Superdrunk]

Okay, another newbie q&a session.

In the memory settings box, what does that slider adjust? There are two sides: Program Memory and Storage memory. Does that mean, at the middle of the bar, that there is 32 MB of storage to install programs and files on, and 32 MB of memory for applications to run? Is that how to interpate it? Or does it mean that there is 32 MB of storage for whatever, and 32 MB of places to store files? I am really confused, because where does the 48 MB ROM come in?

Also, how come there in file explorer, under my Device there are folders for Windows, etc, and then a folder for "Built in Storage?" Does this tie in with the above?

Thanks for your insight and patience.

-d

[Duckman]

You are correct. The slider bar allows you to adjust your RAM distribution between running programs and storage space. Your 48 meg of ROM is the Built in Storage.

Your operating system is stored in the ROM portion of the Axim, but that only takes up around 25 meg or so. Dell has kindly opened the rest of the ROM space up as Built in Storage for you to store files, which is why you only have around 21-22 meg of the 48 free when you get the Axim.

The beauty of this is, when you do a hard reset, your RAM is deleted and everything installed/stored in RAM disappears. Your ROM is safe. So, keep files in your Built in Storage you want to be SURE you protect. I had to do a hard reset the other day after a backup/restore failed and all of my files in Built in Storage were there when I finished the hard reset.

[pwalessi]

I don't think that the slider really has any long term effect, because the OS manages the memory.

[RommelS]

PPC Devices runs smoothly when you have more memory for resource.

Pwalessi is right, the OS will automatically make the necessarry adjustment when you start using the memory for storage or when you start installing applications.

Duckman is also right because you can adjust the slider, but the OS will take over whenever a change is needed.

[pwalessi]

Which makes me question why the OS designers even give you the opportunity to change the memory allocation, if they are just going to hijack it and allocate memory however they see fit anyway!